Is this an official tax calculation?

No. It is a comparison tool that applies each jurisdiction’s headline rules to a single profit figure. Real liability turns on your activity, structure, deductions and treaty position, so confirm anything that matters with an adviser in that jurisdiction.

Why does the effective rate differ from the headline rate?

Because most regimes are not flat. The UK tapers between two bands, Singapore exempts part of the first SGD 200,000, the UAE exempts the first AED 375,000, and Germany adds a solidarity surcharge and municipal trade tax on top of the federal rate.

What does the incentive toggle change?

It applies the qualifying regime where one exists: UAE free zone qualifying income at 0%, Singapore start-up exemption, Estonian profit left undistributed, and the Portuguese SME band on the first EUR 50,000.

Are VAT and GST included in the liability?

No. They are shown for reference because they affect cash flow and compliance, but they are collected from your customers and remitted, so they are not a cost of the company’s profit.

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Corporate tax calculator: what the same profit costs you in eight countries.

This corporate tax calculator runs on your own numbers. Set revenue and margin once and every jurisdiction recalculates instantly: corporate tax, effective rate and what you keep, ranked cheapest first.

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Converted at indicative 2026 rates. VAT shown separately: it is collected from customers, not paid from profit.See assumptions →

What sits behind each rate

Ranked cheapest first

Assumptions, stated plainly

Every estimate here applies the standard corporate rate to your profit, adds the local surcharges that are unavoidable, and stops there. Deductions, treaties, transfer pricing and group relief are not modelled.

Tax applies to profit, revenue times your margin, never to turnover.

Unavoidable local add-ons are included: US state tax, German solidarity and trade tax, Portuguese derrama.

Incentive regimes are opt-in above: UAE free zone qualifying income, Singapore start-up relief, Estonian retained profit and the Portuguese SME band.

VAT and GST are listed for reference but excluded from the liability, since they pass through from your customers.

FX conversion uses indicative rates and is for comparison, not settlement.

Informational only. Not legal, financial or tax advice: confirm with a qualified advisor before you file anything.

Common questions

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Tax is one line in the budget.

Registration fees, agents, renewals and accounting decide the first-year cost more often than the headline rate does.

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Corporate tax calculator: what the same profit costs you in eight countries.

What sits behind each rate

Assumptions, stated plainly

Tax is one line in the budget.

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